MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning are enabling
people
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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